I got information from Bing AI that self-realization aka enlightenment is achieved gradually and not all at once through any technique like yoga etc. But self-knowledge is called realizing oneself. How it can be delayed. Many people have realized this through yoga techniques. Luckily, with God’s countless grace I too had experienced its ordinary glimpse through the tantra-assisted Kundalini Yoga, which has been described on this website as the so-called 10-second Kundalini awakening momentary glimpse. Unfortunately, most people may not have been able to reach this level and may have been limited to Kundalini activation or so-called Kundalini awakening, and similar descriptions they may have made online, which may have been picked up by Bing AI. Perhaps chat gpt catches only what is more. Their Kundalini awakening would be of lower level than self-realization. There are levels of awakening or samadhi too. Just like some man sits awake, some walks, some runs, and even some conquers the world. Similarly, the final culmination of Kundalini awakening is self-realization. If by my Purana-reader guru’s indirect inspiration and gods’ proximity generated blessings, I had not given tantric strength to the ordinary Kundalini awakening, it would not have been fully awakened though momentarily. This complete awakening is self-realization. Meaning in this the mind has awakened and become as expanded as the soul or God. There is only a difference of level, nothing else. This can also be called complete samadhi. Samadhi in so called common language is also a very high level of Kundalini awakening. Actually, every experience is some level of samadhi. We cannot experience something without being connected to it. But complete awakening means self-realization is one step ahead of the so-called or popular Yogasamadhi. In most cases, Samadhi is considered to be the final stage achieved through Yoga. This is because very few people would have gone beyond samadhi with the help of yoga, whose voices would have been ignored. In this world, there is great hearing for the lute. Most of the people would not be able to give sexual tantric strength to their Samadhi due to not being able to leave their homes due to social embarrassment or attachment to family life. Perhaps for this reason, Patanjali has also considered Samadhi as the last stage of Yoga in his Ashtangayoga Sutra. It is possible that he may not have been able to hear the voices of minority yogis. Patanjali also says that if after Samadhi, life is lived with the help of God, then by His grace one attains enlightenment soon. Whatever work a man can do on his own, one should try for it, after all God always helps everyone. It often happens that help is sought from God to fulfill the shortcomings of one’s work. I also think there has been a misunderstanding. Because Samadhi is often experienced during the practice of Yoga, but not the awakening. Awakening happens more often at some beautiful place like near a lake, on a mountain, or at a ceremony etc. But it should not be forgotten that even at that time, only the Kundalini energy gathered through regular Tantric Yoga practice running at that time leads to awakening. Because only through tantric method, yoga practice can give enlightenment scientifically and in a short time, i.e. within a few months, but with ordinary yoga, it is completely uncertain. Who knows whether Yoga will deliver final result in how many years, whether it will take a lifetime or not even in the lifespan. It seems that most people do not have a life. Whether people hide or tell is a different matter. A complete miracle or special grace is required, as Patanjali says. Well, this might have been Patanjali’s compulsion because if Tantra had been mentioned in his book, it might not have been very acceptable to the over idealistic society of that time. To become a successful writer, sometimes one has to cover up the truth. That is why I consider Shiva to be the greatest god, because he openly presents the truth to everyone. What is described on online portals as being achieved gradually with age, is not self-realization but the cleansing of the filth of thoughts of the soul. Only a few moments are enough to know the soul. We do not take more than a few moments to recognize a friend, then how can we take more time to recognize ourselves, the one who is closest to us.